- Hundreds of thousands of people have been urged by Ukrainian officials to evacuate the eastern region of Donetsk, as Russian and separatist forces set their sights on its main cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk
- Russian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in “heavy battles” on the outskirts of the Luhansk region, with the Russians throwing “all the reserves they now have” after securing the city of Lysychansk at the weekend, the head of the Luhansk military administration said
- The more time children spend in a war zone, the more vulnerable they will likely be to physical diseases and mental health problems later in life. War can also stunt their height, derail education, permanently disrupt earning potential and leave those who make it through with invisible scars that will endure into old age.
- Russia’s war in Ukraine will feature prominently at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali this week, with food and energy security high on the agenda
- Ukrainian official: One person injured after Russia fired rockets at Khmelnytskyi in western Ukraine
- The US has warned it is not a time for business as usual with Russia, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to avoid appearing in any official group photos with his Russian counterpart at the meeting, according to a US official
- “We restrain the enemy on the border of Luhansk region and Donetsk region — the occupiers are suffering significant losses, as they themselves admit,” Hayday said. “Every day, the Russians receive an order to advance further, but they do not always carry it out, because the losses in personnel are very significant
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said up to 60 million tons of grain could be stuck in the country by the fall if it continues to face blocked exports
- Broadcaster France 2 released in a documentary that aired last week the details of the confidential call on February 20 between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin
- Ukraine’s military said Russian forces are preparing renewed moves toward cities in the Donetsk region still controlled by Kyiv after taking over Lysychansk — the final city to fall in the Luhansk region.
- Up to 60 million tons of grain could be stuck in Ukraine by the fall if the country continues to face blocked exports, Zelensky has said
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will have a candid discussion about the war in Ukraine with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a summit in Indonesia that’s set to be dominated by the fallout from Russia’s invasion, a top official said